#fyrefights

          ‘   aw,  fuck.   aw,  sorry,  mate.   ’     words  are  more  a  series  of  grunts  than  real  intelligible words,  slurred  together  from  exhaustion  won  carried  by  sleep  deprivation & extended  life - or - death  situations.   he’s  been  burning  the  candle  on  every  end  available  for  weeks  now,  but  the  smile  on  his  face  upon  seeing  t.k.  again  comes  easy & genuine  to  his  lips.     though  it  drops  quick,  belatedly  noticing  the  red  dripping  stains  from  his  shirt.     ‘   got  blood  on  y’er  counter...  ‘n  floor.    think  the  stitches  ripped.   ’

url positivity meme !! @fireadapt​ said: fyrefights

“ i met your dad once.  right?  owen strand. ”  sons are not their fathers.  not always.  tony almost feels the pit in his stomach grow deeper when he thinks of howard.  for all that he fights for, for all the improvement he strives toward, there is always a nagging voice, and sometimes even clawing, reminding him of all that he doesn’t want to be.  it, too, makes him question :  am i any different than he is?  am i any better?  or am i just still a man in shoes too big, always in his shadow, even after his death?

the avengers are all split at the moment on different missions, and tony’s happens to just be keeping the eye on the city.  this separation of the team isn’t too frequent, but it happens from time to time.  “ was a nice guy. ”  he tilts his head, and his smile is friendly.  it is true that tony stark can be cocky, can be full of himself.  it’s true he can be incredibly insufferable at times, but he’s also… good.  he’s a man of the people.  after all, he’s the guy trying to better the future for everybody.  he’s no captain america pep talker or grandiose hope-speech maker for a time in need, but he sure does know how to schmooze.  genuine schmoozing, though.

if that’s even the right term for it.